Leucandra heathi, Bristly case sponge

Leucandra heathi   Urban, 1906

Bristly case sponge

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Calcarea | Leucosolenida | Grantiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 180 m (Ref. 865).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and the Arctic: Northern Alaska to Baja California. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

With a distinctive fringe of spicules around the tip of the osculum (tube opening) with size range of 2.5-10 cm (Ref. 865). Maximum depth from Ref. 116516. Attached to rocks in areas of strong currents (Ref. 865).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Calcarea are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into either coeloblastula or amphiblastula larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.8 - 15.6, mean 9.7 (based on 58 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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